9-letter words containing h, a, t, i
- histamine — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- historian — an expert in history; authority on history.
- hit squad — a team of hit men, as one organized for the purpose of assassinating a political figure.
- hitlerian — of or relating to Adolf Hitler or his regime
- hoatching — infested; swarming
- hog latin — pig Latin.
- holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- homotaxis — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
- horiatiki — a traditional Greek salad consisting of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, and feta cheese
- horntails — Plural form of horntail.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortation — The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.
- hortative — hortatory.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hospitage — the position of being a guest
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.
- hostaging — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- houstonia — any North American plant, belonging to the genus Houstonia, of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, the common bluet.
- hu jintao — born 1942, Chinese Communist statesman; president of China (2003–2013)
- humanists — Plural form of humanist.
- humiliant — humiliating, humbling
- humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- hyacinths — Plural form of hyacinth.
- hydantoin — a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.
- hydrastis — goldenseal (def 2).
- hydrating — Present participle of hydrate.
- hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- hymettian — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
- hypanthia — Plural form of hypanthium.
- hypaspist — a shield bearer, especially one of a special unit of light infantry in the Macedonian army.
- hypotaxis — dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
- hypotonia — An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- i have it — I know the answer
- ice yacht — a sailing craft having a cross-shaped frame with a cockpit and runners for travelling over ice
- idiopathy — a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.
- in-thrall — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
- inbreathe — to breathe in; inhale.
- inchanted — Simple past tense and past participle of inchant.
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- ingathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingather.
- inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- inhabiter — inhabitant.
- inhabitor — One who inhabits.
- inhalants — Plural form of inhalant.
- inhalator — an apparatus designed to mix carbon dioxide and oxygen, especially for use in artificial respiration.
- insheathe — ensheathe.
- intefadeh — Alternative spelling of intifada.